Enrollment
368
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550936002269
Merton Intermediate
N68W28320 Sussex Rd, Hartland, WI 53029 · (262) 538-1130 · Waukesha County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
21 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 106 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 23% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Merton Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 89.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Merton Intermediate
Merton Intermediate's state test result (86.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Intermediate this school | 368 | 5.7% | 86.6% |
| Woodland Intermediate Appleton | 316 | 5.1% | 87.3% |
| Webster Middle Cedarburg | 692 | 7.1% | 84.7% |
| Luxemburg-Casco Middle Luxemburg | 300 | 13.7% | 76.8% |
| Muskego Lakes Middle Muskego | 676 | 9.6% | 77.0% |
| Lake Denoon Middle Muskego | 673 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Merton Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #3 of 323 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #9 of 327 ▼ 6 | #3 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #9 of 327 ▼ 5 | #2 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #176 of 389 | #16 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #187 of 265 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #244 of 265 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #319 of 323 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #99 of 176 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 26.5 | 13.9:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 27.8 | 13.0:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 25.7 | 14.0:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 26.2 | 15.8:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 2% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merton Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (413 to 368); teachers up 1% (26.2 to 26.5).
About Merton Intermediate
In Hartland, Wisconsin, Merton Intermediate is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment is 368 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8.
In Merton Community School District, 2 schools enroll a combined 894 students.
White students are the large majority at Merton Intermediate, with 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic and 2% Asian. Merton Intermediate has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.9 students per teacher and 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County.
allk12 grades Merton Intermediate an A+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Merton Intermediate is 12.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Waukesha County, median household income is about $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merton Intermediate is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County, which together enroll about 60,032 students.
Merton Primary is the public school closest to Merton Intermediate, about 0.1 miles away. Merton Intermediate has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Merton Intermediate's average proficiency of 86.6% compares with 80.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Merton Intermediate as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 376 students in 2020-21 and 368 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.4:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merton Community School District
- Merton PrimaryElementary · 526 students
Other schools in Hartland
- Arrowhead HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Merton PrimaryElementary · 526 students
- Lake Country SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Swallow ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- North Lake ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Merton Primary0.1 mi · 526
- Swallow Elementary2.3 mi · 432
- Richmond Elementary2.3 mi · 410
- Arrowhead High2.6 mi · 1,950
- North Elementary3.0 mi · 405
- North Lake Elementary3.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Merton IntermediateHow many students attend Merton Intermediate?
Merton Intermediate enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Merton Intermediate serve?
Merton Intermediate serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Merton Intermediate?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Merton Intermediate.
How diverse is Merton Intermediate?
Merton Intermediate reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Merton Intermediate?
Merton Intermediate is overseen by Merton Community School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.